STANDISH — The monthly liaison meeting at the Standish Maximum Correctional Facility (SMF), attended by Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) Director Patricia Caruso and MDOC Public … more

MASON — Paul Piche’s attempt to recall Governor Jennifer Granholm suffered a setback during a clarification hearing in Ingham County’s Circuit Court on July 8, as Piche’s recall clarity was … more

LANSING — A delegation representing the Michigan prison system returned from California on Thursday, after going west in an attempt to persuade that state’s department of corrections to look at … more

PINCONNING TOWNSHIP —In Spartan country, going green isn’t a mindset being pitched in the trash. But perhaps it should be, since Granger Electric, of Lansing, partnering with Republic … more

ARENAC COUNTY — A 53-mile paving project along M-13/US-23, reaching from Bay County, near Kawkawlin, to the Iosco/Arenac county line and creating a non-motorized shoulder the entire 53 miles, got … more

ARENAC COUNTY — State highways will be getting spruced up over the course of eight days, July 11 – 19, as part of the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Adopt-a-Highway (AAH) … more

STANDISH TOWNSHIP — The fishing program “1 Big Fish” will be shooting footage from July 12-14 for its Arenac County episode, which will feature Standish Township’s Eagle Bay Marina as the hot … more

ARENAC COUNTY — Although out-of-towners crowded the county this Independence Day weekend, Arenac County Undersheriff Don McIntyre says that while there was an increase in traffic stops, the weekend … more

CALIFORNIA — Standish isn’t the only place where the prospect of California prisoners being housed in the Standish Maximum Correctional Facility (SMF) is being supported, as area natives who now … more

TWINING — Cuts made in the past allowed the Arenac Eastern School District (AE) to adopt a 2009-10 budget with no layoffs, but didn’t prevent the district from dipping into its fund equity to … more